Ethan strolled into the ED. Another day in the life of Dr Ethan Hardy. He walked though the doors, greeted Noel and Louise on reception before heading into the staffroom where he would change into his scrubs and leave his trademark blazer, cardigan and shirt outfit in his tidy locker. He pushed his glasses up his nose before walking out into the hustle and bustle of the department. He silently hoped that he would get something interesting today, something different. He walked over to the nurses station, smiling and greeting his colleagues. He noticed a hungover looking Max Walker in the corridor. He looked up at the clock and shook his head. He knew that Cal would be late this morning. He would always go out on the lash with the lads and rock up in the early hours. When he had a beer in his hand, Caleb Knight, seemed to forget that he had to get up early for work. Ethan was used to his brother getting up late and sprinting into the department only to be reprimanded later by Connie "the ice queen" Beauchamp. He could almost see his brother lazily flinging an arm across his shoulder, muttering "Well then Nibbles, let's get this show on the road" before peeling off into a cubicle. Ethan focused on the file in his hand. "Great" he mumbled. He walked into cubicle 3 to find a drunk man shouting the odds at everyone who walked past. "Hello, my name is Dr Hardy, what seems to be the problem." Ethan spoke clearly. "Now then young man, I don't like the tone you're taking with me!" His strong Yorkshire accent rippled through the department. "I-I'm sorry, w-what tone?" Ethan stammered. "Now you're doing it again. Just shut up and... Oh heck, I'm going to be sick." The man leaned over the bed rails and threw up all over the young doctor. "I'll go and fetch Max, he can come and clean this mess up whilst you go and have a shower." Robyn giggled at the sight of her colleague covered in vomit. As Ethan took off his glasses to clean them, Robyn went to get Max. When Max pulled back he curtain, Ethan saw a flash. He then noticed his brothers drinking buddy holding up his smartphone. "Very funny!" Ethan said as he stormed to the bathroom to clean up. "Somebody's having a good day" Lofty said sarcastically as Ethan passed him in the corridor. Ethan stopped by the staffroom to pick up his spare scrubs and then went to clean himself up.
When he had cleaned off the last of the mess, he stepped out of the shower and pulled on his scrubs. He fixed his glasses back on his face and stepped back out into the ED. Ah, the perks of being a doctor, it was only nine in the morning and Ethan had already been thrown up on. He sighed and walked down the corridor. He noticed the doors to the ambulance bay swinging violently. It meant that the paramedics had just brought a new patient in. He walked around the corner to hear Dixie's voice ring out. "This is Caleb Knight, 32. He has just been involved in a major RTC." Ethan zoned out as his world crumbled around him.